Museums of Staten Island

: Noble Maritime Collections

Maritime and ship yard paintings of artist John A. Noble (1913-1983) in restored Seaman's hospital. Includes the artist's houseboat and many personal effects.
1000 Richmond Terrace
Staten Island
NY
United States

: Staten Island Childrens Museum

1000 Richmond Terrace
Staten Island
NY
United States

: Alice Austen House Museum

Historic home of Alice Austen (1886-1952), prolific turn of the century photographer and notable woman. House is in a small park overlooking the New York harbor.
2 Hylan Boulevard
Staten Island
NY
United States

: Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art

Tibetan art collection in the forested hillside meditation retreat of Jacques Marchais (1887-1948), an American actress, collector of Tibetan art and proponent of Buddhism in America.
338 Lighthouse Avenue
Staten Island
NY
United States

: Garibaldi-Meucci Memorial Museum

Small historic house with collection of personal effects from the famous Italians who lived there: the revolutionary Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882), and the inventor Antonio Meucci (1808-1889), considered by some to be the first inventor of the telephone.
420 Tompkins Avenue
Staten Island
NY
United States

: Conference House Museum

Pre-revolutionary war manor in a coastal park with beach and walking trails. The house is famous for hosting a conference between Lord Richard Howe, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Edward Rutledge in 1776 in an unsuccessful attempt to end the Revolutionary War. The event is re-enacted yearly on Sept. 11.
298 Satterlee Street
Staten Island
NY
United States

: Sandy Ground Historical Inc

1538 Woodrow Road
Staten Island
NY
United States

: Staten Island Museum

History, natural history and culture of Staten Island. Includes large collection of preserved insects (especially beetles), pickled amphibians, and mineral samples. Top floor has large rotating exhibits on Staten Island artists and famous residents.
75 Stuyvesant Place
Staten Island
NY
United States

: Historic Richmond Town

Living history museum in a partially restored historic village. Has 30 historic buildings, including the oldest one-room school house in America, New York's third courthouse and a small museum dedicated to the history and industry of Staten Island.
441 Clarke Avenue
Staten Island
NY
United States

: Fort Wadsworth

Abandoned historic fort, once part of a gauntlet of forts protecting New York harbor. Site has nice views of the Verranzano bridge and New York Harbor, but access is extremely limited.
Fort Wadsworth, New York 10305
New York
US

: Newhouse Gallery

1000 Richmond Terrace
Staten Island
NY
United States

: Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden

Collection of gardens with different themes, including a Tuscan garden, elaborate Chinese scholar's garden, English boxwood maze and the recently planted “Garden of Healing” with fountains and a sculpted stream.
Ste 1, 1000 Richmond Terrace
New York
NY
United States